Marilyn Monroe's lesbian encounters

Although she married and divorced three times, she was — though few people are aware of the fact — a lesbian by inclination...

1. Joan Crawford

Monroe had a one-night stand with actress Joan Crawford that left her cold. Of her sexual liaison with Joan Crawford, Monroe once said, "Next time I saw Crawford, she said she wanted another round. I told her straight-out I didn't much enjoy doing it with a woman. After I turned her down, she became spiteful." Reuters

2. Barbara Stanwyck

Marilyn, who worked with Stanwyck in the 1952 film Clash by Night, once said that Stanwyck was the only member of Hollywood's older generation who was kind to her.

3. Marlene Dietrich

It is said that Monroe suffered from endometriosis because of which she was never able to enjoy sex with men. She was afraid of it, and turned to older women as sexual role models. Dietrich was a bisexual too.

4. Elizabeth Taylor

In 1960, Marilyn Monroe was deeply jealous of Elizabeth Taylor and posed nude in a bid to become more popular than her. She was jealous of Taylor but there were rumours that the two had an affair. ANI

5. Natasha Lytess

Shortly before Marilyn signed with Columbia Pictures in 1948, she met Natasha Lytess, a failed actress who was a drama coach at the studio. “I want to recreate you. I shall mould you into the great actress I suspect you can be. But to do so, you must submit to me. Do you understand?” she told Marilyn. Marilyn told her close friend, actor Ted Jordan, that she and Natasha were sleeping together. ANI

6. Paula Strasberg

Marilyn Monroe was also linked to her acting coach and confidante Paula Strasberg. ANI